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LadyAngelika -> The Reason Project (2/1/2010 5:09:43 AM)

The Reason Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society. The foundation draws on the talents of prominent and creative thinkers in a wide range of disciplines to encourage critical thinking and erode the influence of dogmatism, superstition, and bigotry in our world.

http://www.reasonproject.org/

The reason why I bring this up on a kink site, even if in the off topic section, is because I think that to a certain degree, organizations such as this one which is about being socially more liberal and accepting are to our advantage and help in breaking down our society's ridiculous sex laws.

Anyone else a member? Just curious to hear views.

- LA



kittinSol -> RE: The Reason Project (2/1/2010 5:18:19 AM)

I just joined - thank you for the link, LadyA :-) .



Rule -> RE: The Reason Project (2/1/2010 5:28:27 AM)

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ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika
The reason why I bring this up on a kink site, even if in the off topic section, is because I think that to a certain degree, organizations such as this one which is about being socially more liberal and accepting are to our advantage and help in breaking down our society's ridiculous sex laws.

What is ridiculous about our sex laws? Pray tell.

Evolution is to reproduction as honey is to bees. We in the christian, western societies are without a doubt the most advanced, most dominant, most beautiful and least afflicted by inherited diseases populations of all human populations. That is because of our evolutionary successful reproductive laws. You may not like them, but they are the secret of our success.



kittinSol -> RE: The Reason Project (2/1/2010 5:31:24 AM)

Rule, this is a thread about a website that promotes reason and rationality over superstition. Please don't start another argument about the DNA of Jews being diseased because of circumcision, will you [8|] ? You've already covered yourself with ridicule over this [8D] .

Go to the website and soak some of it up; it won't do you any harm. It's actually very interesting.



LadyAngelika -> RE: The Reason Project (2/1/2010 12:55:20 PM)

Not to mention that he doesn't realise I said sex laws and not reproductive laws :-)

No the reason project is a secular

The project has been spearheaded by philosopher, neuroscientist and author Sam Harris and has so far succeeded in attracting the following members to its advisory board:


  • Clifford S. Asness - managing and founding principal of AQR Capital Management
  • Peter Atkins - professor of chemistry at the University of Oxford
  • Jerry Coyne - professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Chicago
  • Richard Dawkins - former Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford
  • Daniel C. Dennett - Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University
  • Brent Forrester - Emmy Award-winning television writer
  • Rebecca Goldstein - philosopher and novelist
  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali - former member of the Dutch parliament; author of The Caged Virgin and the New York Times best selling memoir Infidel
  • Christopher Hitchens - author, journalist, and literary critic; author of God Is Not Great
  • Harold Kroto - chairman of the board of the Vega Science Trust; Nobel laureate in chemistry, 1996
  • Bill Maher - comedian, pundit, writer, and host of Real Time with Bill Maher
  • Ian McEwan - award-winning novelist
  • Steven Pinker - Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University
  • Salman Rushdie - Man Booker Prize-winning author
  • Lee M. Silver professor at Princeton University in the Department of Molecular Biology
  • Ibn Warraq - senior research fellow at the Center for Inquiry specializing in Koranic criticism
  • Steven Weinberg - Josey Regental Chair in Science at the University of Texas at Austin[2]; Nobel laureate in Physics 1979


What an august group! They don't have a group on sexuality, identity and politics yet but I would love to get one going. I wondered if there would be any other interested parties here.
- LA



KatyLied -> RE: The Reason Project (2/1/2010 7:34:14 PM)

Thank you for posting about this.  I will check it out, I am interested in learning more about secular values, critical thinking and skepticism.



pyroaquatic -> RE: The Reason Project (2/1/2010 11:06:32 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Rule

quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika
The reason why I bring this up on a kink site, even if in the off topic section, is because I think that to a certain degree, organizations such as this one which is about being socially more liberal and accepting are to our advantage and help in breaking down our society's ridiculous sex laws.

What is ridiculous about our sex laws? Pray tell.

Evolution is to reproduction as honey is to bees. We in the christian, western societies are without a doubt the most advanced, most dominant, most beautiful and least afflicted by inherited diseases populations of all human populations. That is because of our evolutionary successful reproductive laws. You may not like them, but they are the secret of our success.


Dear Rule, since you will not out live any of us...

and since any of us will not outlive our future generations...

Who Knows?


....

Evolution is not an end state. Evolution is not terminal. Even if a giant asteroid would wipe out the current ecosphere this would not be it (nor retrograde). Then again...

since I cannot see the end state.



?

edited because my brain is zombified.



Termyn8or -> RE: The Reason Project (2/1/2010 11:43:31 PM)

Again unimpressed. Too much front page and not enough meat. I know EXACTLY what it means to go from bigotry to tolerance and acceptance. I saw nothing significant there.

Sorry, I'll pass.

T



KatyLied -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 4:03:02 AM)

I like the links to the biblical stuff.  I like reading critiques of the Bible.



LadyAngelika -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 5:09:31 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Termyn8or

Sorry, I'll pass.


That's your call. It is a very new project, under a year old. It takes effort and collaboration to make it grow. But I can see how some people don't want to have to work for it ;-)

The forums are actually growing pretty fast! Bet you didn't look there.

- LA



LadyAngelika -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 5:11:01 AM)

I'm glad you are enjoying it Katy. I think that for the longest time, there hasn't been a strong enough voice for this. I mean yeah, we had Dawkins but I think that the purpose of being non-secular is to not have some kind of "pope". I like that this is a collective where anyone can sign in, publish, etc.

- LA



NihilusZero -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 10:06:44 AM)

Thanks for the link. I'll be joining later once errands and work are done. [:)]



NihilusZero -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 10:09:27 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika

I'm glad you are enjoying it Katy. I think that for the longest time, there hasn't been a strong enough voice for this. I mean yeah, we had Dawkins but I think that the purpose of being non-secular is to not have some kind of "pope". I like that this is a collective where anyone can sign in, publish, etc.

- LA

Dawkins is very interesting. Despite my disagreement with him on how to aggressively approach religion as a psychological phenomenon, I actually like him spearheading the movement.

He has an incisive edge to him. It's funny to watch people who despise him but cannot logically counter most of his points, so they just get upset that he's so harshly critical. As if his wagging a finger at his tone disassembles the intellectual points he makes. [:D]



SL4V3M4YB3 -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 10:14:55 AM)

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol
I just joined - thank you for the link, LadyA :-) .


No it's a cult stop I beg of you, they'll want you to build a spaceship in a barn or something!

Mark my words.



kittinSol -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 10:21:01 AM)

Too late. I've already been fluorinated [&:] .



Sanity -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 12:59:36 PM)


I didn't see anything about the global warming cultists, but no biggy. That religion is mostly extinct now anyway.



LadyAngelika -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 4:44:32 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: NihilusZero

quote:

ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika

I'm glad you are enjoying it Katy. I think that for the longest time, there hasn't been a strong enough voice for this. I mean yeah, we had Dawkins but I think that the purpose of being non-secular is to not have some kind of "pope". I like that this is a collective where anyone can sign in, publish, etc.

- LA

Dawkins is very interesting. Despite my disagreement with him on how to aggressively approach religion as a psychological phenomenon, I actually like him spearheading the movement.

He has an incisive edge to him. It's funny to watch people who despise him but cannot logically counter most of his points, so they just get upset that he's so harshly critical. As if his wagging a finger at his tone disassembles the intellectual points he makes. [:D]


Now Richard Dawkins on Real Time with Bill Maher is like sex candy for the intellect!

- LA



Raiikun -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 4:46:24 PM)

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ORIGINAL: KatyLied

I like the links to the biblical stuff.  I like reading critiques of the Bible.


Reading that the guy working on that also did the Skeptic's Guide to the Bible...I wonder if they'll include a needed critique of the critiques. =)



LadyAngelika -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 4:52:36 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Raiikun

quote:

ORIGINAL: KatyLied

I like the links to the biblical stuff.  I like reading critiques of the Bible.


Reading that the guy working on that also did the Skeptic's Guide to the Bible...I wonder if they'll include a needed critique of the critiques. =)


I'm not sure what kind of critique you are implying but I guess that as long as it stays within the spirit of the project, that is to encourage critical thinking and erode the influence of dogmatism, superstition, and bigotry in our world, I think lively debate is welcome.

- LA



afterforever -> RE: The Reason Project (2/2/2010 5:45:58 PM)

I'm already a member of a bunch of humanist and atheist organisations, but not this one in particular. I like the look of some of their projects though.



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